Global Patent Index - EP 3812266 A1

EP 3812266 A1 20210428 - FLUIDIC CONTROL

Title (en)

FLUIDIC CONTROL

Title (de)

FLUIDISCHE STEUERUNG

Title (fr)

COMMANDE FLUIDIQUE

Publication

EP 3812266 A1 20210428 (EN)

Application

EP 19275104 A 20191022

Priority

EP 19275104 A 20191022

Abstract (en)

A vehicle control system for use with at least one fluidic control effector (102) for a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising a controller (104), wherein the controller is configured to: receive a vehicle control input indicating a demanded vehicle manoeuvre, wherein the input is further configured to receive condition data; determine a fluid mass-flow for the at least one fluid control effector (102) based on the received vehicle control input and the condition data, wherein the relationship between the fluid mass-flow and the vehicle control input is substantially non-linear; and output data relating to the determined fluid mass-flow to effect the demanded vehicle manoeuvre, wherein the fluid mass-flow is determined to provide a substantially linear relationship between the vehicle control input and the effected demanded vehicle manoeuvre.

IPC 8 full level

B64C 15/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B64C 9/38 (2013.01); B64C 15/02 (2013.01); Y02T 50/40 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

WARSOP, C.CROWTHER, W. J.: "Fluidic Flow Control Effectors for Flight Control", AIAA JOURNAL, vol. 56, no. 10, 2018, pages 3808 - 3824

Citation (search report)

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Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3812266 A1 20210428

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19275104 A 20191022